The following table is the history of the Green Party's presidential race ballot access:
| EV | 2008 | 2004 | |
| States | 51 | 32 (49) | 25 (43) |
| Electoral Votes | 538 | 368 (528) | 267 (479) |
| Percent of EVs | 100% | 68.4% (98.1%) | 59.6% (89.0%) |
| Alabama | 9 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Alaska | 3 | (write-in) | |
| Arizona | 10 | (write-in) | |
| Arkansas | 6 | ||
| California | 55 | ||
| Colorado | 9 | ||
| Connecticut | 7 | (write-in) | |
| Delaware | 3 | ||
| Florida | 27 | ||
| Georgia | 15 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Hawaii | 4 | ||
| Idaho | 4 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Illinois | 21 | (write-in) | |
| Indiana | 11 | (write-in) | |
| Iowa | 7 | ||
| Kansas | 6 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Kentucky | 8 | (write-in) | |
| Louisiana | 9 | ||
| Maine | 4 | ||
| Maryland | 10 | ||
| Massachusetts | 12 | ||
| Michigan | 17 | ||
| Minnesota | 10 | ||
| Mississippi | 6 | ||
| Missouri | 11 | (write-in) | |
| Montana | 3 | (write-in) | |
| Nebraska | 5 | ||
| Nevada | 5 | ||
| New Hampshire | 4 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| New Jersey | 15 | ||
| New Mexico | 5 | ||
| New York | 31 | (write-in) | |
| North Carolina | 15 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| North Dakota | 3 | (write-in) | |
| Ohio | 20 | (write-in) | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | ||
| Oregon | 7 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 21 | (write-in) | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | ||
| South Carolina | 8 | ||
| South Dakota | 3 | ||
| Tennessee | 11 | (write-in) | |
| Texas | 34 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Utah | 5 | (write-in) | |
| Vermont | 3 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| Virginia | 13 | (write-in) | |
| Washington | 11 | ||
| West Virginia | 5 | (write-in) | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | ||
| Wyoming | 3 | (write-in) | (write-in) |
| District of Columbia | 3 | (write-in) |